← Table of contents
Bacon's Essays, and Wisdom of the Ancients

Note 546 — ESSAYS. (continued 3)

Reading edition

He alludes to Ottoman, or Othman I., the founder of the dynasty now reigning at Constantinople. From him, the Turkish empire received the appellation of “Othoman,” or “Ottoman” Porte.

Explore with AITake your curiosity a little further.

Reading settings